St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-30

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had been clad in a coat and trousers, instead
of feminine apparel. studied her a while,
and discovered that, instead of letting her
roundness of CONFORMATION tell against her,
she was adroitly turning it to account. Her
arms were bare to the tops Of her plump
shoulders, according to
THE COMMAND OF FASHION.
Now, had she been immaturely scrawny
those arms above the elbows would have
been SO nearly fleShless as to have borne
nothing so well as complete repose. That
is to say, any distortion of pose or gesture
would have intensi fed their IhinnesS. Put
your hand behind your waist and you will
find that the arm is thereby, to a side OBJ
server. at its worst-the attenuation being
displayed very distinctly: but a we'll
rounded arm can bear it eXcellently; and so
my naive debutante managed to go about
much with her arm placed as l have pic
tured it, The smallest pretense was util-
lied to get it that way, and so she made an
enchanting impression.
One expects acuteness in older bellies of
course, and 50 L wasn't so much astonished
at friend who had lived about quarter
of century when she flabbergasted chap
for fun. 1t was at a reception and we were
getting our ices in refreshment room.
The fellow was a young doctor without
wealth. and so it wasn't any waste of
matrimonial chances to violent disenchant
him. She was nibbling at cake and sip
ping some wine. He stood close before her
and palpably was
IMPROVING THE OPPORTUNITY
to study the human form in decolette
condition far more attractive than a ca
daver.
''Ahl DOCTOR" she remarked. 81 see that
you are going to devote yourself to dyspep-
STA and kindred gastric i'll as professional
speciality"
Who told you such thing as that?'' he
replied.
20. l observed it for myself"
Glow is that?'
Because | see," and she swallowed a
norsel. the downward course of which he
seemed to be watching along her throat
and bosom, that you are making close
study of the actual progress-ln a livi ng
subiect-Of food from the mouth to the
stomach
Easter costumes will partake largely of
loudness that would hardly become a
Quakeress. The goods have plain grounds
with leyershot silk effects. Large plads
will form the panels on plain skirts. and
must do in order to have the wearer looked
upon as respectable, these costumes will
give them Highland appearance. Rib
bons for trimmings. as we'll as hats-for
they are employed on both-are the plaid
est OF plaidS. The cOlorS are indeScribable,
so varied and peculiar, yet none the less
beautiful. Fancy wooden dresses for spring
wear will be made up with killed and pan
eled skirts. with tunics above, which will
be made either long or short, to suit.
THE SLENDER OR THE STOUT WEARER.
Graceful draperies are upon the back of
the skirts, and the bodices are deliberately
ornamented. Combination materials for
costumes are to have full play. A glance
at the fine serge backgrounds, with their
beautiful velvet effects, combined with
plain French serges to match in mode, olive,
reslda, tan. marine, black and gray colors,
Is sufficient to draw rapturous explanations
from the enthusiasts who involuntarily
give way to their feelings unmindful of an
unsympathetic world. And while looking
at these goods it is pardonable. They
are superb. Innovations may now be
looked for, both as to STYLE and
designs. and they will be plentiful in dress,
Communications, decorations and in the COW
erlng for the head of the fairest of fair.
ct, Wlthal, the sages will truthfully tell US
there is noting absolutely new. No ex-
1emely wide departures are expected.
Everything indicates that tastefulness and
modest, refined principles will govern as
they have in late years. Still 1T must be
confessed that there are many loud patterns
III combinations that will serve to create
something akin to sensation when they
appear on our streets. For skirt
combinations the same material is
shown with large cross-bars that are
very effective looking. In this line of
materials are designs that will become
quite the rage. One design consists of satin
:toss-bars over which the brocaded velvet
Oar or vine is run. Foremost among thu
new skirt draperieS are the bell skirts and
inverted bell skirts, two directly opposing
ty1es. One shows the skirts draped at the
oack, with an appearance of fullness at the
bottom. and Is intended for slender women.
having the fullneSS directly below the waist.
The effect in either case, when arranged in
moderation, is excellent. Does it portend
dress reform? Kate Field is
one of the women who ''speak right
out in meetin'." This time it is about
Lady HabertOn's divided skirt, which she
has tried in the balance and found wanting.
In fact. she declares the thing fraud, for
She could not hold ''it," or them. out
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thoroughly wet and bedraggled. And
Kate knows what good clothes are, and
how to wear them, too!
ONE OF THE THINGS
that strikes oddly upon the eve of the
walker up or down Broadway in these shin
ing days is the tremendous growth in popu-
larity of what boys used to call plug
oats. Only few years ago most men
wore Derbys or soft felt head
gear. Nowadays the felt hat.
hard or SOFT is a comparative rarity. OF
course, one sees good many of them in a
days journey, but. as compared with the
silk hats, they are really few Now women
wear nap hats. too, and the surfaces are
never rough, while those OF the masculine
tile are often unused. How do we keen
our hats nice? 1t is very simple matter,
and if the anxious silk-hat wearer will
draw nigh at this time, 1 will give him
tip that that may be worth his considera.
t on. First, brush the hat thoroughly. so
as to get all the fibers Strengthened
out in one direction. Then take a silk
handkerchief and pour into the middle of it
about a half teaspoonful of salad oil. Rub
the handkerchief in your hands until the
Oil is thoroughly distributed through it.
Then go over your hat time after time with
the silk thus prepared. Lay the handker-
chief aside, and use it every day upon the
hat. without however, replenishing the oil
ofteper than once week. The hat in this
-ay will be kept in perfect order, and even